Gapeworm preventive



Patented 19, 1929.

warren STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GAPEWORM PREVENTIVE.

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flicted with ga'pes. This ailment is caused a by small red Worms Which become lodged in the windpipes of small chickens and interfere With their breathing so that they have to gasp for breath and if not removed will cause the chickens to die. When a chicken is aiilicted With the gapes, it is customary to double a horse hair or the like in order to form a loop which is thrust down the chickens throat and the loop rotated Which causes the worm in the chickens Windpipe to become entangled in the loop so that the Worm can be removed when the loop is Withdrawn. This method is effective to some extent but it is a tedious process and very often causes the ehickens throat to be injuredwhich results in dea h of the chicken and also very often all of the worms in the chickens throat are not removed. Therefore, an object of this in vcntion is to, provide a substance which may be placed in the drinking Water and prevent the chickens from being afiiicted. with gapeworms.

The compound forming the subject-1natter of this invention and Which may be referred to a gapevvorm preventive consists of seven parts by Weight of slacked lime (calcium oxide) and one part of Venetian red (iron oxide). The slacked lime and Venetian red are sifted together so that they become Application filed January 18, 1927. Serial No. 161,966.

thoroughly mixed and are then ready for use. hen used, a small quantity of the mixture is placed in the pan or other receptacle containing drinking Water for the chickens and becomes dissolved in the Water. In actual 4o practice, it has been found that flocks of) chickens supplied With plain Water are subject to gapeworms, Whereas when they are supplied With drinking Water having a small a quantity of this mixture placed therein they are not afliicted by the gapeivorms. \Vhile the proportions forth above are preferred, it might be found desirable to vary them and, therefore, changes in the formula, such as come Within the scope of the appended claims, are reserved.

Having thus described the invention, I

claim:

1. A composition to prevent gapeworms adapted to be dissolved in drinking Water of 5 poultry and having calcium oxide as its major ingredient and Venetian rcdas a minor ingredient, both ingredients being in a pulverized. condition and intermixed before being placed in the drinking Water.

2. A composition to prevent gapeworins adapted to be dissolved in drinking water-of poultry and consisting of seven parts of calcium oxide and one part of Venetian red, both ingredients being pulverized and in- 65 termixcd before being placed in the drinking Water.

' In testimony Whereof I aflix my signature.

oitnL M. FISHER. a 8. 

